St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

federal government has done, for al
that the railroads have done and for al
every brave-hearted man has done II
TINS state towards projecting his home
from the devastation of the river
why, slrs, to whom do we owe IN {
large measure the aid of the fedora
government? Do we not know that II
is largely attributable to
SENATOR GIBSON,
| who introduced the first river commits
sion bill IN the forty fourth congress,
and who has since labored for it with
untlrlug energy Do we not know THAI
we owe II also to all tue other members
| OF our delegation IN the lower house Of
! congress who have constantly and
/ perslstentIy Co-operated with and aided
MN III his wise and sagaCiOu5 struggle
/ lor The improvement OF the river, and
/ the incidental protection of its banks ?
/ 30 we not Know thatsWe owe it to the
/ river commission itself, of which. a.
have said, Major Harrod is a meubeI-
Inc gentleman selected by Governor
NIcholIs as president of the board of
engineers
POTENT, INDEED,
must be the influence of the excel
tive aud the vast power which he eXer-
| ClseS when 1t can thus lead d,stln-
SulHhed gentlemen to attribute to the
executive all the individual energy and
labor, not only of the distinguished
publlc servants to whom [ have Iefer-
req, but also of all the people of the
state residing within the alluvial
districts. Why, fellOW-CitiZeDs this eX-
traVagait claim should call your atten-
tlon to the danger of the third term:
should cause YOU TO see that If you lend
willing ear 10 it you will lntilct upon
yourselves, your government aud your
liberties harm which my tongue Is
poWerIess to describe.
ANOTHER SAD SPECTACLE
presented by this attempt by the sup
porters of Governor McEnery to at
tribute to him all the credit for the
work OF the federal government is that
many OF them IN the very breath with
winch they claim tor him the results of
the Iabors OF Gibson and all others de-
nounce them as worthy OF further pub
lie trust and further pu bic honor. DOyUu
not know thar | am stating an unques-
TONED tact when | say that for Years
past n This state. since the incoming of
President CIey eland'S administration,
many or the followers OF the admins
trdton have been openly and publicly
denonncIng Gibson and yowing that he
should not return 20 the senate? And
why forsOOJh. because he did not
agree with them on the question of
These CLAIMS to which have referred |
90 not say are preferred by Governor |
NcEnery himself. I wish to say moth |
Ing unklnd about Governor McEnery. |
As l declared IN the outset. | simply |
wish 10 meet the danger conceive in |
vowed IN the perpeluation of his official |
lie Tor another term.
We see these same
PREPOSIERDUS CLAIMS
presented IN another direction. If the
lu5bandman has put his hand to the
blow. II under the blessings OF God the
ain has fallen and the earth given out
Ter fruitful beneQctlon of crops. 10.
md behold, what do we not hear?
The voices which claim the levee
Governor and attribute to him all
hIngs claim also the agricultural gov
rnOr ana attribute to him every bless
ng Of crop and every blessing of labor
winch have been vouchsafed to the
'eople during Governor McEnery's
ERIN.
Let us put all these reckless claims
side. Let us refuse TO create a third
ERIN. Let us express our gratitude. our
aspect, our faith N Nichols, and thus
OF only honor him but rebuke his |
landerers.